Joseph couldn’t watch movies anymore. Scenes of Ecuadorian forests had California wildlife, clearly shot in Hollywood. He could barely shop, the scientific names of ingredients popping into his head. Friends stopped meeting him because he only spoke of plants, until even he grew sick of it. He’d wore only synthetics, furnishing his home with unidentifiable composite, and was nearly an agoraphobe. Then Ana knocked on his door, selling rainforest grown products for her troop. He remembered that sugar, coffee and shampoo were unavoidable, and threatened. She was trying to save the rainforest. He brought her botany. She brought him life.
Paul Freeman
29/9/2023 05:41:14 pm
Save us from obsession - like writing a 100-word story every week.
Sue Clayton
2/10/2023 06:05:25 am
A meeting made in botanical heaven. Comments are closed.
|
"Classic"
|